Martha Lee (Ellicott) Tyson (1795 - 1873)

Born 13 Sep 1795 in Ellicott Mills, Howard, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Tyson — married 27 Sep 1815 in Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1873 at age 77 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Martha (Ellicott) Tyson is Notable.

Anti-slavery and women's rights advocate, historian, and a co-founder of Swarthmore College

Martha was born in 1795 to George Ellicott and Elizabeth Brooke, well-established members of the local Quaker community. Her father invited Native American leaders to his home and he was a close family friend and mentor to Benjamin Banneker.

She became the Elder of the Baltimore Quaker Meeting at age 35. She worked to expand educational opportunities to women and people who were formerly enslaved.

She was a co-founder of Swarthmore College, the second co-educational college in the United States.

She passed away in 1873. She is buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.

Sources

• Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 1988. https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshallfame/html/tyson.html
• Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

Name: Martha Ellicott Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1815 Marriage Place: Pennsylvania, USA Spouse: Nathan Tyson

See also:

• Wikipedia: Martha Ellicott Tyson
• Wikidata: Item Q16065498, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207806524/martha_tyson